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Where does “virka” come from?

virka (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål virke, from German wirken, from Middle High German wirken, from Old High German wirken, from Proto-West Germanic wirkijan, from Proto-Germanic wirkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

virka (Norwegian Bokmål): inflection of virke: ## simple past ## past...

Definitions

  1. inflection of virke: ## simple past ## past...

Ancestry of “virka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvirkebusiness; work; of or related to woodwork; to...
2Germanwirkento work; to be effective; to take effect
3Middle High Germanwirken—
4Old High Germanwirkento manufacture by sowing, stitching or weaving
5Proto-West Germanicwirkijanto work; to make
6Proto-Germanicwirkijanąto make, produce; to effect, make happen
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
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